Hesperia Bristol Playa

Great Pool & Bar area, cockroach problem in my room

Great Pool and bar area to laze in during the day, nice food and drinks at the pool bar, very pleasant staff.

Cockroaches running around the room, not very pleasant when cooking some eggs and bacon in the morning. Expect to be killing a few everyday. Price has doubled since 10 years ago but rooms haven't been upgraded since.

The location is excellent, it is near the coast, the harbour, shops, bars and restaurants as well as the bus station. We were allowed to take our small dog and we were pleasantly surprised by a dog bed, biscuits and dishes provided. The site provides meals and has a snack bar and pool; there seemed plenty of sunbeds (at least in November out of season).

No air conditioning. In a ground floor apartment it is not safe to leave the door open all night, so it is was stuffy and hot. No kettle is provided, but there was a coffee maker. The apartment we stayed in is need of upgrading, yet we, like other budget travellers are thankful for cheap accommodation like this near the harbour.

We have stayed there for five days in late November. Good location, very close to the sea (some rooms with sea view) and several minutes to bus stop, big parking in front of hotel. Three big supermarkets are nearby (5 minutes walk) plus plenty of restaurants within easy reach (10 minutes walk). Very nice pool with many sunbeds (not really comfortable). Rooms are spacious with good equipment (microwave, fridge, utensils) - enough to have nice, budget holidays with your own cooking. Guests were mixture of Germans, English, Poles, Spanish so it was nice company. The weather was very nice with accurate 20-28 degrees during the day - I wonder how it feels during the hot days as rooms do not have air conditioning or at least I did not notice it.

Pool was not heated - they said they start to do it in December. Quite far to the beach - the real one in Dunas Park is around 1 hour walk or 10 minutes by bus. Rooms were cleaned five times a week but the shower device was green (??!!) and we did nor feel the room was really cleaned. We got room near main road so the noise was the problem even if the windows were shut. Free TV programs were minimal (2 English ones) and you have to pay to get better choice. All in all Hesperia Bristol is a good value for money and I would highly recommend it for budget travellers.